I HAVE DONE SURVE WITH THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THEY WANT YOUR INFO SO YOU CAN REPORT IT AS INCOME FOR TAXES. THEY ARE COMPLETELY LEGIT
Victim Location 73703
Type of a scam Other
A few days ago, I was sent an email with a request to do a survey that was pertinent to my field (dermatology). They offered to pay me with a prepaid visa card for $125.
I did the survey. Today I received an email with a link to the card, however, when I went to activate the card, they wanted me to fill out a W9 before receiving it. I did not fill out the W9 as I do not want to give out my social security number. I am concerned that this is a scam. There is no actual address for me to find about their company.
When I google more about the company, I found a company with a similar name with this address: 780 Third Avenue
37th floor
New York, NY 10017
I really don’t know if the two are connected. I would like to know if I was nearly scammed out of providing my social security number.